What you need to know Spotify now gives parents more control over what content their kids can access. In the Kids app, parents can now block certain songs or albums. Spotify Kids will also now be made available in Germany and Japan as the rollout continues.

Spotify continues to develop its Kids app, an offshoot of its premium service that’s aimed to give parents a child-friendly subset of [Read More…]

The same day launch as the Google Play Store gives Huawei’s AppGallery a slight credibility boost.

What you need to know Game of Thrones: Beyond The Wall will launch on Huawei’s AppGallery at the same time as the Play Store. Huawei worked with the developer team to ensure compatibility with Huawei Mobile Services. It’s a strategy that’s been tried before on different platforms with varying effects.

Game of Thrones: Beyond The Wall is coming to Android smartphones, [Read More…]

Xiaomi is once again continuing its strong showing in the entry-level segment with the Redmi 7A.

What you need to know Redmi 7A is now live in India, with sales kicking off from July 11. The base 2GB/16GB edition costs ₹5,999 ($ 85), with the 2GB/32GB model coming in at ₹6,199 ($ 87) Xiaomi is offering a ₹200 discount until the end of July on either model.

Dinosaurs. Who doesn’t love a good game about dinosaurs? In Durango: Wild Lands, a bizarre occurrence on a train warps you and other passengers through a time rift between Earth 2019 and some prehistoric world inhabited by dinosaurs of all kinds. You’ll need to meet up with other humans who are trying to adapt and thrive in this new world.

Durango: Wild Lands is a brand new MMORPG for mobile that feels like a nice combination of [Read More…]

For $ 129.99, you get Android 9 Pie, a 4,000 mAh battery, and a 6.36-inch FHD+ display. Staples like a dual camera, fingerprint sensor, and QuickCharge 3.0 over USB-C are also included alongside the altogether reasonable pricetag.

As an added incentive Metro is offering it for only $ 29.99 if you port in from another provider and sign up for a $ 50 plan. That’s some [Read More…]

Meizu made waves when it showed off the Zero earlier this month, with the phone lacking a speaker grille, charging port, physical buttons, or even a SIM card slot. All you get is a slab of glass up front with a unibody ceramic chassis. If you’re interested, the phone is now up for crowdsourcing on Indiegogo for $ 1,300.

After a long stretch of time as an Xbox One console exclusive, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds — shortened to PUBG in most texts — is headed to PlayStation 4, Sony has announced. The game will launch December 7, 2018 on the platform.

While PUBG wasn’t the first game in the growing Battle Royale genre, it was the first to make a sizable splash in the gaming world. It enjoyed unmatched success on PC and quickly became [Read More…]

The Moto Z2 Force has a lot going for it, but a 16:9 display in 2018 is a non-starter.

The Moto Z2 Force made its debut over six months ago, and the phone is now finally launching in India for ₹34,999 ($ 546). The first-gen Moto Z Force never made it to India, making this the first time Motorola’s ShatterShield tech is available to customers in the country.

After its global unveil late last month, the Nokia 8 has made its debut in the Indian subcontinent. The first Android flagship to bear the Nokia name has a lot going for it: you get a 5.3-inch Quad HD display backed by Gorilla Glass 5, Snapdragon 835, 4GB of RAM and 64GB storage, dual 13MP cameras, and a 3090mAh battery with Quick Charge 3.0.

After launching the K8 Note last month, Lenovo is now adding more models to the lineup. The K8 Plus comes with a 5.2-inch Full HD display, MediaTek Helio P25 SoC, dual cameras at the back with a 13MP primary sensor joined by a secondary 5MP depth sensor.

There’s also an 8MP shooter up front with an 84-degree field of view, and the phone comes with 3GB of [Read More…]